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SEEDS FOR THOUGHT: Site selection, soil preparation important factors when planting
Plants are flying off the shelves of garden centers and hopefully landing in your landscape in good shape. Here are some pointers for making the most out of your plant purchases.
What’s So Special About Organic Seed?

Seeds $186.55 This book about seeds focuses upon their two most important functions – dormancy and germination. The topics to be covered include the types of dormancy, theories of the relationship between dormancy and germination, the timing of germination, the various factors that control germination, and the general aspects of germination in different sorts of habitats.* Provides information on over 3500 species of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants* * Gives guidelines for doing ecologically meaningful germination studies

Seeds of Amazonian Plants $24.49 Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This stunningly illustrated guide features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification that provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit trunk bark leaves infructescence and fruit of Amazonian plants as well as information about the known uses and distribution of each genus. Presenting these descriptions together with 750 full-color photos and a unique identification key this premier field guide enables users to identify seeds of 544 genera and 131 families of plants. The most comprehensive field guide to Amazonian seeds Features 750 full-color photos that make identification easy Covers 544 genera and 131 families of Amazonian plants Describes seeds habit trunk bark leaves infructescence and fruit Includes unique seed identification key Compact portable and beautifully illustrated–the ideal field guide